Engine question
From : redneck tookover hell
Q: michael greenwood wrote hi scott i dont have an answer but feel your pain. i had a 95 2500 with the same shifting symptoms. i lived with it for 4 years since no one could find an answer other than replace the tranny. letting off the gas to shift to second was a small price to pay as opposed to a new transmission. i wound up trading it in with that problem for an 03. why cant i ever find a truck like that to buy for pennies on the dollar and do *all* transmission shops think t-flites work like th350s and get stumped over stuck governors and mis-adjusted kickdown linkages i gotta get out more - .
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From : redneck tookover hell
the westins are rated to 350lbs. when i stand on mine the truck moves but the bars dont. ummm tom you arent moving into the denny/roy class are you bfg my truck doesnt move when i stand on the running board just in case anyone is wondering!!!!! g politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : clare snyder on ca
from tbone open rears tend to favor one axle but i forgot which one tom lawrence has it right it favors the one with less traction. under equal traction a condition so rare its hard to fit to reality its been claimed that the right axle is favored. this isnt really true since there are always conditions existing that show why the right axle spun. limited slip diffs have both good and bad points and one of the bad points can be dangerous so unless it is requested when someone orders the truck they usually dont have them. horse pucky. the limited slip or in the dodge anti spin or sure grip isnt standard because it costs more. from mulatz open diffs are made so that one tire can spin freely when turning so that corners can be made without dragging the slower tire through the turn. this helps with tire life as well as the traction through the turns. itll help with tire life but not traction. im not 100% sure about about dodges setup but lsds allow one tire to rotate slightly faster than the other for cornering but only to a limited amount after that the axle locks and both wheels turn. wrong thats a locking axle. a limited slip has clutches that slow the differential in axle speed between right and left but will not stop it unless one or the other tire loses traction. this can make for faster launches because both rear wheels get power assuming dry pavement and close to equal conditions under each tire. but when both rear tire spin on slippery surfaces the rear end swings out really easy and its difficult to control. wrong. it is easily controled by taking your foot off the gas or countersteering. corners have to be taken alot slower and you cant apply as much power because as soon as you start to spin the rear slides out from under you. wrong. i know many people who have traded in their lsd or posi traction vehicles for open differential vehicles because the lsd was too hard to control in the snow. these people know how to drive and they drive well they were tired of fighting their lsd vehicle every step of the way when in snow. maybe thats true but they suck as winter drivers since the only way to have a problem is to over power the tire traction. backing off on throttle application will solve a world of problems in slippery conditions. again from tbone dangerous may not have been the best word but with the heavy weight of the truck and most of it being in the front they do tend to make the back of the truck slide around much easier. well yes and no....... sure a limits slip diff will tend to allow the back end to float while pushing the front but.... even in 2wd it takes one hell of a lot of convincing to get my truck cummins 2500 qc lwb w/ anti spin 3.55s to go sideways. in 4wd the truck all but refuses to do anything but follow the front tires. max anvils dont kill cartoon characters cartoon characters kill cartoon characters. .
From : redneck tookover hell
mopar440@aol.comnet.org redneck tookover hell writes i was being conservative!!!! i heard recently it is something like 30 million!!!!!!!!!!!!! 30 million freaken illegals or to be pc undocumented workers well they sure do work cheap and are anxious to work in most menial positions and back-breaking sweat labor jobs for minimum wage or less where no one else will. things like farm laborers hand-picking tomatoes and cucumbers home domestics freight handlers lawn care framing carpenters roofers sanitation crews carpet cleaning services ditch diggers etc. not too many of them are lazy. there are also proportionally far fewer of them in the jails and prisons than there are blacks. however i do see many of them who are poorly educated. they drop out of school as soon as they are able to so they can go to work and help support their family. .
From : redneck tookover hell
i wouldnt do it. as the previous poster mentioned the two *must be* identically sized electrically - not necessarily physically but likely would be if the electrical parameters are identically matched. lead-acid batteries most batteries for that matter do not play well together when bridged together in parallel + to + and - to - together they will also present an unexpected load to your alternator and voltage regulator. i profess no expertise but i am an industrial electrician manufacturing automation and i know just enough about dc power to not tamper with the design of a vehicle electrical system. if you really want two batteries you need to provide some high current i.e. 400-amp steering diodes for isolation so the batteries can each service the working load and each receive a charge more or less separately without being able to see each other electrically and cross-charging or cross-discharging each other. then of course theres that nagging little problem with the 0.6v average forward voltage drop across each diode. your 12v electrical system is all of a sudden an 11.4v electrical system. the above is about 100% false. you can run batteries in parallel makes absolutely no difference if they are matched or not as long as they are the same type and voltage. the charging system is regulated by the voltage at the battery terminals. the only problem would be if one was defective bad cell or some other problem. gm ford and dodge have all done it. al .
From : john kunkel
ok boyz april fools day is still a month an a half away! in answer to the post i tow a similar rv with my 03 dr 2500 2wd with ho ctd 48re 3.73 ls axle and couldnt be happier. if you compare the towing capacity and construction quality of the ford vs the dodge you will see the difference! and there is no comparison between the cummins engine vs. the problematic powerstroke. chryco service manager member sae so im stuck in a rut back to the dodge dealership to get another crappy dodge truck. dale i second the previous posters get the ford and make certain you get the new diesel 6.6/6.8 for sure! politics the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich. .
From : redneck tookover hell
has anyone else heard of or experienced a cracked gear housing on the front of their cummins i was shaking down an oil leak which was not the crack when i found the crack up on the top side of the gear case under the fan hub. the leak was the crank seal and the loose cover bolts at the bottom. anyway to make a long story short it is a major ordeal to replace the gear case and so it got the jb weld treatment for now to see how long it lasts. i just wondered how the heck this thing could have become cracked. thanks! -- steve barker stilwell kansas up mopac coffeyville sub mp 308 nikon coolpix 995 psp 8.00 ========= .
From : clare snyder on ca
exactly sigh. now that i have it back together. thanks for the info. we have 4 of these. -- steve barker stilwell kansas up mopac coffeyville sub mp 308 nikon coolpix 995 psp 8.00 ========= from steve barker railphotonut@not.hotmail.com date 2/13/2004 701 pm central standard time has anyone else heard of or experienced a cracked gear housing on the front of their cummins i was shaking down an oil leak which was not the crack when i found the crack up on the top side of the gear case under the fan hub. the leak was the crank seal and the loose cover bolts at the bottom. anyway to make a long story short it is a major ordeal to replace the gear case and so it got the jb weld treatment for now to see how long it lasts. i just wondered how the heck this thing could have become cracked. does it resemble this at all http//www.thepowershop.com/thedreaded.htm robert .